Tjabbesoord

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Tjabbesoord in 1899. Compound of Tjabbes (“a surname”) and oord (“place”). Originally the name of a farmhouse, named in turn after its owner.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtjɑ.bəsˌoːrt/
Hyphenation: Tjab‧bes‧oord

Proper noun edit

Tjabbesoord n

A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.
Synonym: Tjabbesstreek (historical)

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN